The chart compares the mean attendance at top-tier football matches in Italy, England and Germany between 1980 and 2004. Overall, while England and Germany followed somewhat similar trend, both fell their trough in 1986 and increased for the better part of the period, the opposite trajectory was true for Italy, reaching its peak in same 1986 and decreased gradually, albeit to a small extent.
Upon clear analysis, England had an initial standing of 26,000 fans attending the elite football match at the start of the timeline, 1980, after which it saw a noticeable drop to 23,000, hitting the lowest point, in the first quarter of time period, 1986. Similarly, starting at 25,000 in 1980, the number of Germans who were going to stadiums to watch football match between top clubs decreased to 19,000 in the next 6 years, 1986. Additionally, started at whooping 35,000, the average attendance for every elite match in Italy experienced a marginal growth of 2,000, widening the existing disparity between Italy and other two countries.
Looking at details, England had seen a slight increase in the next dozen years, after which it experienced a noticeable incline at last quarter of the timeframe, reflecting the average of substantial 34,000. This figure was closely followed by Germany which saw a constant rise until the end of the time period. Furthermore, by 2004, Italy had seen their figures reversed their direction back to 25,000.